What started this mess?

At this time, we live in a thirty-two foot travel trailer.  That may not sound too odd on the outset, but wait, you will soon understand the novelty of such a venture.  You see, "we" are six people.  I am a thirty-one year old with a master's degree in Social Work.  My wife is thirty years old, college educated, and she choses to stay home and rear our four children.  Our children came quickly, and in some cases surprisingly, in under six years.  (Our oldest is a six-year-old boy.  Then, 20 months younger is another boy.  Next, another boy came 34 months later.  Finally, our blessed little girl came a staggering 15 months after her brother.)  Needless to say, our home is always loud and seldom without a swarm of activity.  Therefore, the question must be asked: "What would provoke such a family to chose this lifestyle?"

The decision to live in this manner truly was a choice.  With the current troubling economic situation, we have encountered families who have been forced into similar situations and others just trimming the fat.  While you will see that economics plays a role in our decision-making, it is not our guiding principle.  Our financial situation was becoming strained due to our continued desire for more.  More of what?  We wanted something, something we did not yet have.